Lead-Based Paint Renovation License

Requirements for pre-1978 structures

Oregon enforces federal regulations for contractors working on housing or child-occupied facilities built before 1978. 

Under these requirements, only contractors  who are licensed for Lead-Based Paint Renovation can bid or work on pre-1978 homes.

The goal: Use lead-safe work practices and reduce the risk of lead poisoning.

 

Do I need a special license?

 

Homes and child-occupied buildings such as daycare centers, preschools and kindergarten rooms constructed before 1978 are presumed to have lead paint unless testing shows otherwise.  

 

This means that you cannot bid on a renovation project until you complete an approved training class and obtain a Lead-Based Paint Renovation License.

 

Renovation means modifying any structure or part of a structure that disturbs more than:

• Six square feet of painted surface per room for interior work.

• 20 square feet of painted surface for exterior work.

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This includes projects involving flooring, windows, gutters, siding, and painting. Window replacement is considered renovation.